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IDTechEx Evaluates the Sustainability of 3D Electronics

Ease of recycling is generally the greatest sustainability concern for 3D electronics.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

With electronics being increasingly ubiquitous, there is a clear trend toward greater integration. Rather than simply making space for a rigid 2D circuit board (PCB) within the product, electronic functionality will be either mounted conformally onto surfaces or incorporated within the structural materials. These emerging manufacturing methodologies can collectively be termed “3D electronics.” They offer greater design freedom, with opportunities for imaginative form factors to provide differ...

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